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Easing Traffic 2023
Mayor’s open meeting in Tjarnarsalur at Reykjavík City Hall on transportation in the capital area.
Time and place
Welcome to the open meeting with the Mayor on transportation in the capital area on Friday, November 10, from 9am–11:30am. You can also follow the meeting via live stream.
The building opens at 8:30am, with a light breakfast served.
Program
Chair: Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir the Chair of the Environment & Planning Committee
9am-9:05am Meeting commencement
9:05am-9:30am Easing the traffic
Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor
9:30am-9:50am Travel habits of Reykjavík residents 2022
Ólafur Veigar Hrafnsson, Director of Market Research for Gallup
9:50am-10am Why is it important to change travel habits?
Guðbjörg Lilja Erlendsdóttir, Transportation Manager
10am-10:10am Future vision of Strætó Public Transport
Ragnheiður Einarsdóttir, Head of Division of Planning and Route System - Strætó Public Transport
10:10am-10:20am Fossvogsbrú
Magnús Arason, Civil Engineer at Efla
10:20am-10:30am Transit-oriented planning, what does it mean?
Crafting Keldur, Þorsteinn Hermannsson, Director of Development for Transport for the Capital Area
10:30am-10:40am Just a regular gal on a bike
Brynhildur Bolladóttir, who lives in Reykjavík, uses an electric bike to take her two children to their respective preschools
10:40am-10:50am The Green Pathway
Þráinn Hauksson Landscape Architect, Landslag
10:50am-11am Train to Suðurnes, a distant dream or a realistic future vision?
Lilja Guðríður Karlsdóttir, Director at VSB verkfræðistofa
11am-11:10am Quality of life cities
Edda Ívarsdóttir, Head of Division for Urban Design
11:10am-11:15am Summary and closing remarks by the Chair
Transportation & Traffic
Whether you're traveling by car, bicycle, electric scooter, bus, or your own two feet, here you'll find information about transportation in Reykjavík City.
It is in everyone’s interest to have the best possible flow of transport and traffic in the City.
Priorities
Pedestrian walkways, sidewalks, crossings, and streetlights. It is possible to get around in an eco-friendly way with Reykjavik’s pathway system.
The street system, snow clearance, tires, and parking. Useful information for drivers in Reykjavik.